“Manufacturing in South Africa in the current climate is not for the faint hearted. Material costs are high – skills at all levels are scarce – labour laws and health and safety regulations are stringent and restrictive – and the volatility of the Rand makes long term planning a challenging exercise” says Mike Sessions, Chief Executive Officer at eDART. “Many of our local customers from industries such as mining, oil and gas, sugar, pulp and paper are all operating at low levels of production and those that service SOE’s and municipalities face a different set of problems but the end result is similar – smaller order books and lower margins.
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